Posts byNilufer G

From Fall Out Boy to Weezer, pop punk dominated a large chunk of my youth and leaves me with the bitter taste of nostalgia and heartbreak in its wake. Like most genres, it had its highs and lows throughout the early twenty-first century, striking the hearts and minds of teenagers and sad college students acrossCONTINUE READING

Laced with techno beats, gothic attire and the grinding of machinery, industrial rock and metal is pretty much a solid, artistic definition of its era. While the diverse genre can consist of both maxed out guitar lines or steady electronica, most of it is a healthy combination of the two. Germans are well known forCONTINUE READING

Core music appears to be taking a hike in our current day and age. Much of it is repetitive riffs, monotonous screams that are symbolically reminiscent of modern-day mumble rap, and lyrics that make little to no sense. But in spite of the continuous barrage of similar music being released and promoted by the year,CONTINUE READING

Melbourne, Australia-based group Circles just dropped the last track on their album, complete with the surreal, well-made music video for “Daydream Sequence.” Formed in 2010, Circles is a four-piece metal outfit leaning more into the prog-rock genre, with strong guitar riffs and drum-work meshed with plenty of synth evident in most of their music. TheyCONTINUE READING

European artists are somewhat better known for their popular EDM hits and house music remixes, but when it comes to the rock genre, there are select few who rise to the challenge and do so with vigor. The hard-working German five-piece ANNISOKAY are gaining a name for themselves across Europe, and are currently touring theCONTINUE READING

Well known for their lively performances, the Rah’s are making their way into music with a good ear for traditional rock with an alternative tinge. Formed in 2011, the five-piece group are heavily inspired by some of the greats, such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. While releasing one EP and a fewCONTINUE READING

Punk of all varieties, and pop punk in particular, is a genre rife with fond summer memories and disappointing, existential high school experiences. While my taste in music has matured since the golden era of 2007, it’s been quite a while since I was hooked onto a new band sporting the theme. Released on theCONTINUE READING

Few folk artists have the ability to captivate my predominantly metal-loving heart. Ana Egge has become one of them. The singer-songwriter from rural North Dakota built her guitar from scratch and went on to pursue music from a young age, with her debut album released in 1997, with eight more to follow. With well-writtenCONTINUE READING

It’s a common, often pretentious complaint among modern fans of rock that the genre has gone dramatically downhill since its glory days: the socially transforming gap between the 1970s deep into the late ’80s. Some bands, however, are making it up to the old-school rock scene as we speak — Legs Electric is one ofCONTINUE READING

In the light of continuing their epic sci-fi narrative, Coheed and Cambria, a prog-rock band from New York, announced their upcoming LP, Vaxis — Act 1: The Unheavenly Creature, with single “The Dark Sentencer” and, more recently, with the single and video of the title track. A majority of Coheed and Cambria’s concept-based albums areCONTINUE READING